Mikheil Chkhenkeli hosted the students participating in Fulbright master’s program

Mikheil Chkhenkeli - the Minister of Education and
Science of Georgia hosted the graduates of the Fulbright master’s program and
the ones enrolled in the program this year. The event was also attended by US
Assistant Secretary of State for Education and Culture - Marie Royce,
representatives of the US Embassy and General Director of the Bank of Georgia -
Kakha Kiknavelidze.

“In our multilateral relationships, the Fulbright
Scholarship Program holds a special place. As you know, this is one of the most
prestigious, and highly regarded international program of the United States
Government. Through the Fulbright Scholarship, many Georgians have already
received higher education in America. In the academic year or 2019-2020, many
young people of Georgia, will once again be given the opportunity to receive
their master’s degree from the leading American Universities, under the guidance
highly skilled, international professors”. – stated Mikheil Chkhenkeli.

Embassy of the United States of America to Georgia, the
International Center for Education and Science and the Bank of Georgia oversee
the selection of candidates for Fulbright Master Scholarship program.

The main funding of the program is conducted by the US State Department of
Education and Culture and is also co-financed by the Government of Georgia and
the Bank of Georgia.

Since 2017, the Fulbright Academic Exchange Program is
implemented by the International Center for Education of Georgia. The 2019-2020
academic year's Fulbright Master Scholarship Program was announced for the
second time this year (2019-2020 Fulbright Graduate Student Program). The
scholarship program envisages full funding of MSc's master’s Degree Program in
all disciplines, including Business Administration.